Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-18
IN A TURKS HAREM.
WOMEN or DIFFERENT NATIONALS
TIES NOT ALWAYS HARMONIOUS.

lies NOl ALWAYS F10fSWONiOOS.
Domestic ParaphernaIia of the Family.
Feminine Coauetry and Masculine VAN
ity-"Lambs OF Anne rica''-A sensa-
tional Story.
In the harem Of a well to do Turk there is
a leading lady called the buyuk hanoum.
She is the principal of the cstablishment-the
only wife, perhaps, of the pasha. Her home
may be full OF female relatives, for the Turk
is nothing if not hospitaDle Now and then
a buiroon is ON good terms with the family,
and especially with the children. One thing,
however, is to lie remarked: the very young
children do not wear the yashmak or the
feridjie, bu; otherwise their costume is al
most the same as their mothers, and that of
the boz is very comiCal Almost before they
are weanci they are dressed up in the full
uniform of a plsha or military officer
sword. belt, fcz and epaulets. Imagine such
= child, when tired of his uniform, rushing
to his milk mother for his natural refresh
mcnt.
Generally n harcm is made up of women of
various nationalities, Sometimes it Is diff
rrIlt TO harmonic them. | should imagine
that in the winter season, owing to the pc
culiGr structure Of the houses and the insult
icient caloTic of the people, there would not
be very much visiting, and probably not As
much contentment, as in spring or summer
There is something inside the harcm which
reminds one OF the noniadic ancestors of
these people. The very beds lie around as if
about to bc picked up, packed and carried of
Great wicker trunks and Ca:Ecls hair sacks
are handy. in which the rich stutrs, apparel
and furniture may lc slowed away in a
hurry, so that at the shortest notice the do
nestle paraphernalia of a family may either
he packed in these round wicker trunks,
ready for the caiquc or the back of a DON
key, or iii these camel hair sacks, which sug-
gest the wandering Seljukiaus of six centuries
ago. Besides, as fire, are common, it Is CON
-enient to pouncc upoI tine drCS-sS and furni
ture, Put it in portable shape and save it from
the flames. In the larger houses there is u
watchman. kept going her or his rounds
about the building, 50 as TO prevent and ex
tinguish conilagrationS
In the RamaSau season this life of the
hGrem is much modified. 1t is an error TO
suppose that the women are regarded, either
in the teachings CT tie Koran or otherwise
as soulless persons
When these inmates take the opportunity
of their freedom to move around the city with
their peerless baauty half displayed, either
upon foot or in the slow progress of their car
riaScs at the grand promenades, there may be
chances for some Irritation. A forward girl
may make mischief for a whole harem or
family. She may not mean it, she may be
cniinish ana smile inadvertently on strangers
hef Signs ana ''4uGtfS ie'sliy SO Tor h"thihs'
ou, 'he VANITY "t the GsheF sex Is inii'.med,
ana trouoie eiisues i-1lS'ence INSIDE the
hircii 10" 'a!'id ior some CONSTITUTIONS.
Some OF the marsh abjrrations about these
pEiuaiss may nave a plquant louhdauon.
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'hese stories "hen We read IN an American
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